PCDD/F emissions from burning wheat and rice field residue

This paper presents the first known values for emissions of polychlorinated dibenzodioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDDs/Fs) from combustion of agricultural field biomass. Wheat and rice straw stubble collected from two western US states were tested in a field burn simulation to determine emission factor...

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Published in:Atmospheric environment (1994) Vol. 37; no. 35; pp. 4893 - 4899
Main Authors: Gullett, Brian, Touati, Abderrahmane
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2003
Elsevier Science
Subjects:
Agricultural field burning
Applied sciences
Atmospheric pollution
Biomass burning
DIOXINS
Dispersed sources and other
Emission
Emission factors
Exact sciences and technology
Furans
Organic materials
Pollution
Pollution sources. Measurement results
Polychlorinated dibenzodioxin
Polychlorinated dibenzofuran
Residues
Rice
Rice stubble
Wheat
Wheat stubble
United States
North America
America
USA
Emission factors
Agricultural field burning
Wheat stubble
Polychlorinated dibenzodioxin
Rice stubble
Polychlorinated dibenzofuran
Dioxin derivatives
Chlorine Organic compounds
Crop residues
Pollution source
Air pollution
Combustion
Biomass
Emission measure
Oxygen heterocycle
Emissions inventory
Cereal crop
ISSN:1352-2310, 1873-2844
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Summary:This paper presents the first known values for emissions of polychlorinated dibenzodioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDDs/Fs) from combustion of agricultural field biomass. Wheat and rice straw stubble collected from two western US states were tested in a field burn simulation to determine emission factors. The resulting emission factor was approximately 0.5 ng toxic equivalency (TEQ)/kg burned for both sources. When coupled with published agricultural data on crop residue burning, about 1 g TEQ/year can be expected from wheat and rice straw residue burning, making this an apparently minor source of PCDDs/Fs in the United States.
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ISSN:1352-2310
1873-2844
DOI:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2003.08.011